The document provides information about resources for young entrepreneurs to start their own business, including books, magazines, films and online resources. It highlights skills and education that can help one become an entrepreneur, such as confidence, leadership, and sales skills. The document also lists local entrepreneurial programs and resources in Brooklyn, including those offered through the Brooklyn Public Library and other organizations that provide consulting, workshops, funding and networking opportunities.

1. The Young Entrepreneur
Books, Periodicals and Films Start Your Own Business Today!
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202 Ways Not to Mooch Off Your Parents Outside Work
by James Stephenson (650.1208 S) • Car washing • Bicycle repair
• Calligraphy
Information Center
Start making your own money with this helpful guide’s 202 ideas for • Delivery or errand service
starting your own business. • Dog walking • DJ or live music
• Garage cleaning • Crafts/jewelry making
BizKid$ DVD Series • Garage sale • Photography
The Young
(DVD J 650.1 B ) • Gardening • T-shirt design/sales
A fun, half-hour television series about kids, money and business • Grocery shopping • utoring in math, reading or
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that blends entertainment and education. The show’s format features • Home improvement other subjects
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an engaging mix of real-life profiles, sketch comedy, animation, and • Laundromat pick-up/delivery • Videotaping
off-beat characters like the King of KaChing and Financial Genius. • itter removal for businesses,
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Each episode is based on the national standards for both financial literacy apartment buildings or homes Use Your Computer
and entrepreneurship. • Painting houses/fences • Blog
• Pool cleaning/maintenance • Podcast
Entrepreneur Magazine (338 E) • Snow shoveling • Brochure/flyer design service
A monthly magazine with articles and advice for entrepreneurs of all ages. • Computer consultant/instructor
Inside Work • Typing service Teens, do you want to
The New Totally Awesome Business Book for Kids (and Their Parents): • Home bakery service • eBay business
with Twenty Super Businesses You Can Start Right Now! • House cleaning/window washing • Greeting card design/sales
turn your dreams
by Arthur Bochner and Rose Bochner (658.041 B)
An informative book with suggestions for starting a business right away.
• Laundry/ironing service • Neighborhood newsletter of owning a business
• rganizing and running
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special events • Web design into reality?
The Small Business Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed
in Your Small Business • Party helpers: catering,
food service, clean-up Publicize Your Business
by Steven D. Strauss (658.022 S)
• Specially trusted services: • Advertise in a school newspaper Then this brochure is for you!
An easy-to-read resource that covers strategies for success and • Door-to-door flyer distribution
all aspects of business operations. –Babysitting
– ouse-sitting: pick up mail,
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Start Your Own Pet-Sitting Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success water plants in the community
by Cheryl Kimball (636.088 K) –Pet-sitting
A wealth of information on how to become a part of the booming
pet-sitting business.
What Color Is Your Parachute? For Teens: Discovering Yourself,
DefiningYour Future
by Richard Nelson Bolles and Carol Christen (331.128 B) What Does it Take to Become an Entrepreneur? Education Job Information Center
Descriptions of 250 job titles based on the Department of Labor’s Central Library
classifications. • Confidence • Leadership and communication skills 10 Grand Army Plaza
• Competitiveness • Risk-taking
Young Adult’s Guide to Business Communications Brooklyn, NY 11238
• Love of the product or service • Sales and persuasion skills
by Kristi L. Thomason-Carroll (651.7 T)
Whether you are an entrepreneur or working a typical job, this book
• Can-do attitude! • Positive outlook 718.230.2177
3924.BR (4.30.10)
• Honesty and integrity • A vision for what is possible!
will guide you through making first impressions, conducting yourself • Creativity and flexibility
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ejic.jsp
professionally and much more.

2. The Young Entrepreneur Internet Resources Entrepreneurial Programs Resources
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˘ ˘˘ Entrepreneur.com Ashoka’s Youth Venture
Provides tips on starting a business and covers topics such as raising 1700 North Moore Street, Suite 2000
A person who sees an opportunity, makes a plan, starts the money, handling sales and marketing. Also provides entrepreneurial Arlington, VA 22209
business, manages the business and receives the profits. success stories. 703.600.8272
www.entrepreneur.com www.genv.net
• Do you dream of owning a business? Provides youth aged 12 to 20 with tools to create civic-minded clubs,
My Own Business
• Do you have a passion for change and the desire to succeed? organziations, clubs or businesses. Resources include a national network
Provides a free online business course to help people succeed and
of like-minded young people, guidance, tools, support and up to $1,000 in
avoid common business mistakes.
Take the opportunity now to gain business knowledge and start-up funds.
www.myownbusiness.org
ensure your success at a young age! Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation
Retire @ 21
2001 Oriental Boulevard, Room T-4162
The following resources are designed specifically for teens Find forums, blogs and other young entrepreneurs sharing their
Brooklyn, New York 11235
success stories.
and young people who are interested in pursuing their www.retireat21.com
718.368.6790
entrepreneurial dreams. http://bedc.org/subsidiaries/entrepeneurial-assistance-center/
SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business: Young Entrepreneurs Offers free consulting services and workshops for start-up and
Find more resource guides compiled by the Education Job Offers resources, statistics and stories for young entrepreneurs. Check early-stage entrepreneurs and businesses in NYC, including
out the“60-Second Guides” that cover a wide range of business topics, technical assistance and advice on expanding a business.
Information Center at www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ejic.jsp.
from recruiting employees to marketing on a limited budget.
Brooklyn Small Business Development Center
www.score.org/young.html
New York City College of Technology
Teen Business Link 25 Chapel Street, 11th Floor
A service of the U.S. Small Business Administration, this site offers ideas, Brooklyn, NY 11201
tips and resources to help teen entrepreneurs. 718.797.0187
Brooklyn Public Library Resources www.sba.gov/teens www.nyssbdc.org/centers/centers.cfm?centid=20
Provides management and technical assistance to small businesses
YoungBiz.com and aspiring entrepreneurs. Offers free one-on-one counseling, classes
Brooklyn Public Library Offers articles, success stories, and and seminars.
Business Library camps and workshops that teach
280 Cadman Plaza West financial and entrepreneurial skills. New York City Small Business Services
Brooklyn, NY 11201 NYC Business Solutions
www.youngbiz.com
718.623.7000 9 Bond Street, Fifth Floor
www.biz.brooklynpubliclibrary.org YoungEntrepreneur Brooklyn, NY 11201
Offers materials, free programs and online A free online community that offers 718.875.3400 or 311 (ask for NYC Business Solutions)
resources for starting a business. a discussion forum, articles, blogs www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz
and other resources for young Offers free business counseling, workshops and training seminars on
My Own Biz
entrepreneurs. everything from the financing process to government assistance.
A BPL website that provides information and resources to help teens start their
own business. www.youngentrepreneur.com
SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business
myownbiz.brooklynpubliclibrary.org 26 Federal Plaza, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10278
212.264.4507
www.scorenyc.org
Provides free and professional counseling for small businesses and
entrepreneurs, as well as seminars on a variety of topics for a fee. Staffed
by volunteers, retired business owners, executives and corporate leaders.